Re: The Great Strip-X Substitute Hunt, Part 2

Bill Turner wrote:

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Scott wrote:


Why bother with the stinky stuff at all? And, who wants to wait for
15 minutes before you can make the solder connection? I just tin my
soldering iron and leave the little solder blob on the iron and apply
it to the end of the wire. In a few seconds, the enamel coating
melts off and the solder blob tins the end of the wire at the same
time.

Scott
N0EDV



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That procedure works only with certain types of coating. With the good
kind, you can let the soldering iron cook it till the cows come home
and the enamel is still there.

73, Bill W6WRT

You can buy your wire specifically to be solder-stripable. I often strip the temperature resistant stuff by scraping carefully with an Exacto knife, then peeling the residue off with a soldering iron -- it may not melt with the iron, but it'll come unstuck once it's thoroughly scarified.

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Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

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